Francesca Yukari Biller
@francescaFrancesca Biller es una periodista de investigación, satírica política, autora y comentarista social galardonada en prensa escrita, radio y televisión. Con antecedentes de japonés y judío, escribe sobre su interesante entorno de manera introspectiva y humorística y su trabajo ha sido publicado para The Huffington Post , CNN , The Los Angeles Times , The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles y muchos otros. publicaciones. Los premios incluyen el premio Edward R. Murrow, dos premios Golden Mike y cuatro premios de la Sociedad de Periodistas Profesionales a la Excelencia en Periodismo. Biller está escribiendo actualmente tres libros, el primero una novela sobre la 442.a Infantería ambientada en Hawaii, el segundo una recopilación de ensayos humorísticos sobre cómo crecer como judío japonés en Los Ángeles durante la década de 1970, y el tercero un libro sobre estilo de vida sobre cómo una dieta de comida hawaiana, japonesa y judía mantiene a su familia sana y feliz. Actualmente también se encuentra en una gira de radio nacional en la que habla de su visión humorística de la política, la cultura pop y las familias.
Actualizado en junio de 2012
Historias de Este Autor
Pearl Harbor: A Personal History Of Triumph And Success
10 de julio de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
Although picking coffee beans on her family’s Hawaiian farm was what Sumiko did each day as a child, she dreamt that one day she would design beautiful clothes. But she had no idea how much her culture would influence each exotic hue and stitch that make her designs so unique. In the small sleepy town of Kona, most folks were farmers and business owners who worked hard and lived simple lives. It was like a picturesque postcard where palm trees …
Japanese-Jew Doesn't "Oy Veh" So Much Since Obama
26 de junio de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
As a Japanese-Jew, I have historically used self deprecating humor at my own expense as a way to explain and defend to others who I was and to feel accepted. My cultural confusion can be summed up in this anonymous quote, “There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?” Until recently I believed “everything” was my fault. And I would certainly be the last person …
Honoring Japanese American World War II Veterans
6 de junio de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
My Japanese American uncle just turned 90 this weekend, and here is his story about how he fought in World War II. He fought in the 442nd Battalion, the most highly decorated infantry in United States History, and he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his bravery. And in his words, he shouldn’t have had to prove that “he was an American” anymore than anyone else, simply because he was Japanese. It was a frightening period for …
